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Against the Odds: How MTM Communities Fight to Protect Forests

The boat pitched violently against the waves of Lake Malawi, and Ellas Kondowe gripped the edge, trying to keep his balance. “Some days, the lake feels like it’s testing us,” she laughs nervously. “But we cannot stay home. These trees are our future.” Kondowe is one of many residents along the Mlowe–Tchalo–Msuku corridor who wasparticipating in the MTM Lakescape Community-Based Forest Management Project, implemented by Church and Society Programme with support from United Nations Development Read more

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ULIWA YOUTHS TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE!

From the beautiful swamps and fields of northern Malawi comes the aromatic Kirombero rice! A tasty produce that finds its way to many dinner tables across Malawi and the African continent at large! But producing this rice is a process that has a by-product that has for a long time been thrown away, heaped along the roads and rice mills to decay. A small group of young people from Uliwa in Karonga, Northern Malawi, saw Read more

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From forest committees to Self-Help Groups: How MTM Communities continue to transform lives in Rumphi!

In the village of Nkhozi, a small group of women gathers every week under the shade of a large baobab tree. They meet not only to plan forest conservation activities, but also to manage savings and loans that help improve their families’ livelihoods. What started as a forest management initiative has grown into a social and economic lifeline for communities along the Mlowe–Tchalo–Msuku lake corridor. These women are part of the Village Natural Resource Management Read more

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Consultancy opportunity

Consultancy Opportunity: Project Evaluation

The Church and Society Programme (CSP) of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia, in partnership with Transform Aid International (TAI), invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced consultants to undertake an end-of-phase two evaluation of the Children, Youth and Communities for Change (CYCC) project. The project has been implemented by CSP in parts of Rumphi and Karonga Districts, Northern Malawi since 2018 Project Children, Youth and Communities for Change (CYCC) Location Read more

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Consultancy Opportunity: Project Evaluation

The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia’s Church and Society Programme (CSP), in partnership with Transform Aid International (TAI) is looking to recruit a qualified and experienced consultant to conduct an end-of-phase project evaluation. The consultant will evaluate the Children, Youth and Communities for Change (CYCC) project as implemented by CSP in Rhumpi and Karonga districts of Northern Malawi. Project Children, Youth and Communities for Change (CYCC) Location Rhumpi and Karonga, Northern Read more

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Corruption of Coronavirus Resources

Last week, Church and Society Programme of the Synod of Livingstonia added our voices to the growing number of Malawians concerned about the misuse of public funds dedicated to fighting COVID-19. Response to Presidential Address We are heartened to have seen action from government and welcome measures announced by President Dr Lazarus M. Chakwera during his address on Sunday 14th February 2021. These are important first steps to safeguarding vital funds at a time of Read more

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Statement on the Constitutional Court Ruling

Today, the five judges of the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of petitioners Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima and Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera. This will be a cause for celebration for many and for great disappointment for many others. How we respond as individuals and as a society will say more about our nation than politics ever can. It is the constitution, laws and courts of Malawi that have brought us to this conclusion, and we Read more

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Challenges of Peace and the Rule of Law

Scottish lawyer, Simon Crabb, a member of the Faculty of Advocates, gave a talk on ‘Challenges of Peace and the Rule of Law’ to an audience in the city of Mzuzu. The programme featured a lecture from Mr Crabb reflecting on the importance of the rule of law, trust and dialogue when peace-building, drawing on his experience of working in conflict-stricken Cambodia. There followed presentations from Moses Mkandawire, Executive Director CSP, and George Mhango, from Read more

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Engaging Parliament in the Fight Against Corruption

As part of the ongoing efforts to combat high-level, serious and organized corruption, CSP, as part of the Alliance Against Corruption (AAC), organized a dinner conference with the honourable members of the Public Accounts Committee and the Legal Affairs Committee of parliament at Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel on 30th September 2019. The meeting was jointly planned and organized by the AAC and the Parliament Secretariat. The dinner conference brought together members of parliament, AAC secretariat staff, Read more

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